Franklin v. Franklin

This is a suit to recover the interest of John Armfield Franklin in the estate of John Armfield, who died testate, in Grundy County, Tennessee, in 1871, leaving a large personal estate to five legatees — testator’s wife and four others. The widow dissented from the will, and took her interest under the law upon dissent, so that only the remainder of the estate was left to pass under the will. The four legatees entitled to it were the present complainants, Ed N. Franklin, John Armfield Franklin, Mrs. A. Yanbibber, *122and Mrs. JB. Archer. One of these, John Arm-field Eranklin, died in November,…